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After four decades, the annual book series is drawing to a close. Our columnist looks at what it all meant.

Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.

A new report from PEN America tracks restrictions on school books across 45 states.

New novels by Thomas Pynchon and Brandon Taylor; memoirs by Susan Orlean, Malala Yousafzai and Tim Curry; the conclusion of an epic fantasy series by Philip Pullman; and more.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.

The season brings histories by Jill Lepore, David McCullough and Joseph J. Ellis, memoirs by Margaret Atwood and Susan Orlean, and more.

Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 0 to 2.

MJ Franklin, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends three great books that came out this summer.